Safety-razor.



No. 840,449 PATENTBD JAN. l, 1907. J. J. FETZER.

SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULYZZ. 1905.

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. razorlades during the process of honing or i stropping.

State of Ohio, have invented certain new and construction,

tion the reverse of Fig. 2.

' s ondin with Fi 4, includin a modified P g g proved shape, but for economy and sim- `its operative end and lapping''blade-retaining guides b b, most UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.v

JAMESJ. FETZER, OF OOLUMBIANA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO COMPANY, OF FREMONT, OHIO.

SAFETY-RAZOR.

THE H ERBRAND Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 22,1905. Serial No. 270,78 9.

No. 840,449. Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

.To alt wir/oml it may concern: cleansing the Be it known that I, JAMES J. FETZER, a citizen ofthe United States, residingr at Columbiana, in the county of Columbiana and parts after use, while below is an appropriate comb D, the functions whereof are similar to those of all razors of this type; but it should be understoood that I do not limit myself to the curvature of teeth or form ol comb herein shown, since this feature ma be varied indefinitely Without departing ii tion.

E indicates the razor-blade adapted to fit snugly between guides t Zi of guard O and provided with lateral ears d d for engagement with said guides to limit movement of the blade. When thus-.posl tioned, any movement of blade E in the op,

posite or upward direction is resisted' b enlatter characteristic easily cleaned and kept r gagcment 'at its central up er ed e witg the in order. 5 protruding threaded end e ci) hand e A, and as The invention will be hereinafter dea final means of firmly securing the handle, scribed, and particularly pointed out in the guard, and blade together in operative posiclaim. tion a jam-nut F is provided. This single In the accompanying drawings, which nut F, as best shown by Figs. 4, 5,when thus form part of this s eciiication, Figure l is a applied to the threaded end e of handle A1 perspective view o my improved razor in its serves to speedily and effectively secureand entirety. Fig. 2 is an enlarged front view of bind blade E to guard C and the latter to the device. Fig. 3 is also an enlarged clovahandle A in a manner which always insures Fig. 4isavertical accuracy of adjustment, and consequently central section of the tool illustrated by the safety to the user. preceding figures. Fig. 5 is a view corre- The use of this type of razors is too well understood to useful Improvements in Safety-Razors; and I do hereby declare the followin to be a full, clean-and exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to razors of the safety t e, and has for its object the production o an implement which is at once most convenient and effective in its operatin, durable and extremely simple in its and as a consequence of thc require description here, and it is thought the method of assembling has been hereinbefore suflicicntly set forth.

Having therefore described my invention in its preferred form of embodiment, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

plicity of construction is preferabl straight, In a safety-razor the combination with a as shown, with a shoulder or fixe nut B at blade, of a guard havin blade retaining a longitudinal slot c in lguides to prevent lateral dlsplacement of the its op osite end for the reception at times of lade, a clearance-space in said guard bea su porting-handle threaded through said lguardp above the blade, and a jam-nut or securing said blade, ard and handle together in adjusted position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES J. FETZER.

form of ard-com and Fig. 6 is a front elevation o the razor-blade detached.

Reference being had to the drawings and letters thereon, A indicates the handle of my improved razor, which may be of any ap- C lndicates a one-piece guard -plate in screw-threaded detachable connection` with enlarged end of handle A i and provided at its sides with folded or overclearly shown by Fig. 2. The space between i side guides Zi b is cut out, as shown at c, Fig. l 3, the better to afford clearance for shavings ofthe beard and to assist in the operation of Witnesses:

M. HOLDERMAN, JAMES I-I. FOWLER.

such clearance-space c of the one-piece guard i om the spirit of my inven-` the downward 

